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Press Release: The 50 Safest European Banks 2016

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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2016 — Global Finance has named the 50 Safest European Banks for 2016 as part of its 25th annual World’s Safest Banks rankings. This is the first time the pubication has published such an extensive list focused on the European region, and is timed to address marketplace concerns about the relative safety of European banks in light of the recent Brexit vote.

In addition to the 50 Safest European Banks, the full report also includes the following: World’s 50 Safest Banks, World’s 50 Safest Commercial Banks, Safest Banks by Country, 50 Safest Banks in Emerging Markets, 50 Safest Banks in the Middle East, Safest Chinese Banks, Safest Islamic Financial Institutions in the GCC, and Safest Banks by Region (Asia, Australasia, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle East/Africa, North America and Western Europe). The report will also compare the 2016 Safest Banks against our rankings from 5 and 10 years ago.

Banks were selected through an evaluation of long-term foreign currency ratings—from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch—and total assets of the 500 largest banks worldwide.

“Europe is a bastion of banking stability, with strong investor protections, independent courts and a well-educated labor force. It is perhaps no surprise that European institutions dominate our top rankings year after year,” says Joseph Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance.

“By looking at the top 50 safest banks in Europe this year rather than just the top ten, we were able to probe more deeply into this region and discover some of the smaller entities that nevertheless have impressive strength, stability and reputation for excellence.”

Rank

Bank Name

Country

1

KfW

Germany

2

Zürcher Kantonalbank

Switzerland

3

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

Germany

4

L-Bank

Germany

5

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten

Netherlands

6

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V.

Netherlands

7

NRW.BANK

Germany

8

Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat

Luxembourg

9

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC)

France

10

DZ Bank

Germany

11

Svenska Handelsbanken

Sweden

12

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Switzerland

13

Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank

Germany

14

Société de Financement Local (SFIL)

France

15

Pictet & Cie

Switzerland

16

Rabobank

Netherlands

17

Nordea

Sweden

18

Swedbank

Sweden

19

Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe (Sparkassen)

Germany

20

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken

Sweden

21

Den Norske Bank

Norway

22

HSBC France

France

23

OP Corporate Bank (formerly Pohjola)

Finland

24

Muenchener Hypothekenbank eG

Germany

25

LGT Bank

Liechtenstein

26

BBBank eG

Germany

27

TeamBank AG Nuernberg

Germany

28

HSBC Holdings

United Kingdom

29

UBS

Switzerland

30

Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel

France

31

BNP Paribas

France

32

ING

Netherlands

33

ABN AMRO Bank

Netherlands

34

BGL BNP Paribas

Luxembourg

35

Crédit Agricole

France

36

Nationwide Building Society

United Kingdom

37

Länsförsäkringar Bank

Sweden

38

Société Générale

France

39

Standard Chartered

United Kingdom

40

Danske Bank

Denmark

41

KBC

Belgium

42

Groupe BPCE

France

43

Coventry Building Society

United Kingdom

44

Komerční banka

Czech Republic

45

Schroders

United Kingdom

46

Sparebank SR bank

Norway

47

Nykredit Realkredit A/S

Denmark

48

Česká spořitelna

Czech Republic

49

La Banque Postale

France

50

ING Bank Śląski

Poland

Ratings current as of August 9, 2016

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